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Acanthurus sohal (Forsskål, 1775)

Common Names

  • Anfoos , Arabic , Oman
  • Fardh , Arabic , Oman
  • Faridh , Arabic , Oman
  • Jarah almaliki , Arabic , Global
  • Sahla , Arabic , Jordan
  • Sohal-kirurgfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Red Sea clown surgeon , English , USA
  • Red Sea surgeonfish , English , USA
  • Sohal surgeonfish , English , Micronesia
  • Sohal surgeonfish , English , Global
  • Araabia kirurgkala , Estonian , Estonia
  • Arabischer Doktorfisch , German , Germany
  • 紅海刺尾魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 红海刺尾鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Acanthuriformes

    Family: Acanthuridae

    Genus: Acanthurus

    Species: Acanthurus sohal (Forsskål, 1775)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to the Persian Gulf.

    • Biology

    A common species found in seaward edges of reefs exposed to surge (Ref. 9710). Aggressive and territorial (Ref. 9710). Feeds on various kinds of algae, mainly Sargassum, and fine filamentous green algae. Caught with nets (Ref. 30573); traps and occasionally by trawls (Ref. 68964).

    Habitat

    associated

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless